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Pipe Organ Specifications

Messiah’s Organ was built by Karl Wilhelm in 1987. It is often used for public concerts in addition to use at worship.

  • 24 stops
  • 28 ranks

Couplers:

  • swell to great
  • swell to pedal
  • great to pedal
  • suspended key action, mechanical stop action
  • modified Werckmeister II temperament
  • flat pedalboard

Hauptwerk:

  • Bourdon 16′
  • Prinzipal 8′
  • Rohrflote 8′
  • Oktave 4′
  • Blockflote 4′
  • Quinte 2 2/3′
  • Superoktave 2′
  • Terz 1 3/5′
  • Mixture IV 1 1/3′
  • Trompete 8′

Swell:

  • Spitzgambe 8′
  • Holzgedackt 8′
  • Prinzipal 4′
  • Rohrflote 4′
  • Gemshorn 2′
  • Quinte 1 1/3′
  • Scharf III 1′
  • Dulzian 8′

Tremello (for whole organ)

Pedal:

  • Subbass 16′
  • Offenflote 8′
  • Choralbass 4′ & 2′
  • Posaune 16′
  • Trompete 8′

*Note: The trompete on the great and pedal cannot be pulled out at the same time.

Also, the Pedal 2′ can’t be played by itself.